While referencing multiple shows and films, the main reference to ''The Scary Door'' is the classic TV series ''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}'', famous for its dramatic stories with big twists by the end, often revealing that everything was entirely the other way around of what one would have expected, or introducing extreme irony; for example in ''Time Enough At Last'', a man who loves reading enjoys the fact that he is the sole survivour of human race as he finally gets time to read - but then he breaks his glasses.

While referencing multiple shows and films, the main reference to ''The Scary Door'' is the classic TV series ''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}'', famous for its dramatic stories with big twists by the end, often revealing that everything was entirely the other way around of what one would have expected, or introducing extreme irony; for example in ''Time Enough At Last'', a man who loves reading enjoys the fact that he is the sole survivour of human race as he finally gets time to read - but then he breaks his glasses.

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Most obviously, the opening sequence to the two are very similar: the camera drifts through space, with several strange objects flying around, with a host (originally {{w|Rod Serling}}) introducing the viewer to the strange area of ''The Twilight Door'' (or in Futurama's version, one enters ''The Scary Door'').

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Most obviously, the opening sequence to the two are very similar: the camera drifts through space, with several strange objects flying around, with a host (originally {{w|Rod Serling}}) introducing the viewer to the strange area of ''The Twilight Zone'' (or in Futurama's version, one enters ''The Scary Door'').

While some episodes clearly are references to specific episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'' (for example ''Last Man on Earth'', which has almost the exact story as ''Time Enough At Last'' but takes it a bit further in irony), others are less specific. ''The Gambler'' have multiple references to episodes of Twilight Zone, as well as a lot of original scenes. Others, such as ''The Most Evil Creature of Them All'', are not specific references to episodes but rather mockery of the show overall, which sometimes is extremely overdramatic and always have a twist. The soundtrack is also very similar, including the dramatic twist music in every episode.

While some episodes clearly are references to specific episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'' (for example ''Last Man on Earth'', which has almost the exact story as ''Time Enough At Last'' but takes it a bit further in irony), others are less specific. ''The Gambler'' have multiple references to episodes of Twilight Zone, as well as a lot of original scenes. Others, such as ''The Most Evil Creature of Them All'', are not specific references to episodes but rather mockery of the show overall, which sometimes is extremely overdramatic and always have a twist. The soundtrack is also very similar, including the dramatic twist music in every episode.

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The Scary Door is a science-fiction horror television program in the 31st century. It is a spoof of the classic science fiction TV series The Twilight Zone, and references several other TV shows and films, including the ending of War of the Worlds. Six episodes of The Scary Door has so far been seen in Futurama media, and a seventh will appear in the upcoming episode "Benderama".

References to The Twilight Zone

While referencing multiple shows and films, the main reference to The Scary Door is the classic TV series The Twilight Zone, famous for its dramatic stories with big twists by the end, often revealing that everything was entirely the other way around of what one would have expected, or introducing extreme irony; for example in Time Enough At Last, a man who loves reading enjoys the fact that he is the sole survivour of human race as he finally gets time to read - but then he breaks his glasses.

Most obviously, the opening sequence to the two are very similar: the camera drifts through space, with several strange objects flying around, with a host (originally Rod Serling) introducing the viewer to the strange area of The Twilight Zone (or in Futurama's version, one enters The Scary Door).

While some episodes clearly are references to specific episodes of The Twilight Zone (for example Last Man on Earth, which has almost the exact story as Time Enough At Last but takes it a bit further in irony), others are less specific. The Gambler have multiple references to episodes of Twilight Zone, as well as a lot of original scenes. Others, such as The Most Evil Creature of Them All, are not specific references to episodes but rather mockery of the show overall, which sometimes is extremely overdramatic and always have a twist. The soundtrack is also very similar, including the dramatic twist music in every episode.

Episodes

The name of the episodes aren't official but describe the main subject of the episode.

The Last Man on Earth

Transcript

[Opening credits.]

Announcer: You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Scary Door.

[Scene: In a desolated world, a man with glasses walks through a library that was somehow spared from destruction.]

Announcer: As per your request, please find enclosed the last man on Earth.

Man: Finally, solitude. I can read books for all eternity!

[He drops his glasses and they break]

Man: It's not fair... [panicked] it's not fair! [calmer] Wait, my eyes aren't that bad; I can still read the large-print books.

Credits

The Most Evil Creature of them All

Transcript

[Opening credits.]

Announcer: You're on a scenic route through a state recreational area known as the human mind. You ask a passer-by for directions, only to find he has no face or something. Suddenly up ahead, a door in the road. You swerve, narrowly avoiding The Scary Door.

[Scene: A scientist is in a Frankensteinesque laboratory mixing chemicals in a beaker.]

Scientist: I have combined the DNA of the world's most evil animals to make the most evil creature of them all.

[A pod reminiscent of the ones from the movie "The Fly" opens with a cloud of steam. It clears, revealing a naked human male.]

That Humblest of God's Creatures

Transcript

Episode 5

[Opening credits.]

Announcer: Imagine, if you will, an announcer you can barely understand. He refers to a [mutters], but you're not quite sure what he said. He seems to be eating something, or perhaps he's a little drunk. It's remotely possible that he just said something about the Scary Door.

[Scene: A farm. Suddenly, it is attacked by UFOs shooting at everything in sight. Military forces are there, firing at the UFOs.]

Private: It's all over! Our guns and bombs are useless against the aliens.

Farmer: The saucers! They's a-crashin'!

[The UFOs starts to crash.]

Announcer: In the end, it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures, the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

[A Tyrannosaurus Rex is seen crashing a UFO and eating the alien inside.]

Credits

The Aliens Are Among Us

Transcript

[Opening credits.]

Announcer: You're taking a vacation from normalcy. The setting: a weird motel where the bed is stained with mystery. And there's also some mystery floating in the pool. Your key card may not open the exercise room because someone smeared mystery on the lock. But it will open the Scary Door.

Additional info

Trivia

Since the first appearance, one episode has been seen in each season (including one of the films and one so far in season 6), though this is probably unintentional, since the one appearing in "Spanish Fry" originally was intended for "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz". An upcoming is also planned for "Benderama", making that two Scary Door episodes for season 6.